Entre a bebida e a atividade de doméstica: um estudo sobre a relação entre o uso de drogas e o trabalho

Abstract

This article aims to present the story of Rita: ex-housemaid, ex-alcoholic. This work activity was performed by her for most of her career, in which activity has intensified its issue with alcoholism. Our intention with the presentation of this story is to reflect on the phenomenon of drug addiction in relation to the work, which we found to be directly connected dimensions. We also observed that both have the dialectic pleasure- suffering, which runs through the experiences with work and with drugs, in the case of Rita, alcohol. In addition to these findings, it highlights the use of life history method. This allowed us to track the depth necessary for understanding the problems presented, and finally to understanding the possibilities of relations that individuals can have, not only with labor organizations, but with social organizations in general (which includes family and other social groups), these organizations that surround it, enabling or prohibiting its transformation as subjects.